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A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.

  • 1American war planes have now sunk four Libyan patrol boats in the Gulf of Sidra and have launched another missile attack against a radar station on the Libyan mainland. A look back at how this crisis began and how it has unfolded so far, as well as an insight into how the people of Libya are reacting to it.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 09 : 21
    • Duration 09 : 06
    Reporters
    • Bill Plant (Reporter, CBS)
    Speakers
    • Charles Redman (Spokesman, United States State Department)
    • Fouad Ajami (Middle East Expert)
    • Robert Dole (House Majority Leader, United States Senate)
    • Dante Fascell (United States Senator, Democratic Party)
    • Donald Regan (White House Chief of Staff)
    Contributors
    • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)
    • Caspar Weinberger (United States Secretary of Defence)
    Associated
    • Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (Libyan Leader)
    Locations
    • Libya
    • United States
    • Tripoli, Libya (Tripoli)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2The United States has come to the aid of its ally Honduras, after Nicaraguan troops invaded Honduras in search of Contra rebels.

    • Start 00 : 09 : 21
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 25
    • Duration 02 : 04
    Contributors
    • George Bush (United States Vice President, Republican Party)
    Locations
    • Honduras
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 25
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 58
    • Duration 00 : 33
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Souvenir manufacturers in Britain are racing to create memorabilia in time to coincide with the Royal wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 59
    • Finish 00 : 19 : 39
    • Duration 01 : 40
    Speakers
    • Prince Andrew (British Royal Family)
    Locations
    • United Kingdom
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Philippines President Corazon Aquino has taken decisive action to sweep away the vestiges of the Marcos era. She has armed herself with the power to rule by decree, abolished the National Assembly and announced a special commission to draft a new Constitution.

    • Start 00 : 19 : 39
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 52
    • Duration 02 : 13
    Reporters
    • Jim Laurie (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
    Speakers
    • Corazon Aquino (Philippines President)
    • Max Solivan (Filipino Newspaper Publisher)
    Locations
    • Philippines
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Inside the Other Side The West has often accused the Soviet Union of indoctrinating their youth, and not allowing them the freedom to discover things for themselves. However, the Soviets believe in education for all as a top priority and say their education system prepares their youth to take their place in the collective scheme. A look at the Soviet education system.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 52
    • Finish 00 : 25 : 33
    • Duration 03 : 41
    Reporters
    • Betsy Aaron (Reporter, ABC)
    Speakers
    • Michael McAuley (Soviet Expert, London University)
    Locations
    • Russia
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7The winners of the 58th Academy Awards (Oscars) are revealed. Why did this year's awards spark controversy?

    • Start 00 : 25 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 27 : 00
    • Duration 01 : 27
    Reporters
    • Andrea Averson (Reporter, ABC)
    Contributors
    • Geraldine Page (Actress)
    Associated
    • The Colour Purple (Film)
    • Steven Spielberg (Film Director)
    • Out of Africa (Film)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Newsline
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 26 March 1986
Start Time
  • 13 : 30
Finish Time
  • 14 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A daily, midday, news package which featured an in depth interview about a current news topic. Viewers could phone in and ask questions of the key interviewee.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
  • Shortened bulletin due to live cricket coverage.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Karen Sims (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Andrea Averson (Reporter, ABC)
  • Betsy Aaron (Reporter, ABC)
  • Bill Plant (Reporter, CBS)
  • Jim Laurie (Reporter, American Broadcasting Company [ABC])
Speakers
  • Charles Redman (Spokesman, United States State Department)
  • Corazon Aquino (Philippines President)
  • Dante Fascell (United States Senator, Democratic Party)
  • Donald Regan (White House Chief of Staff)
  • Fouad Ajami (Middle East Expert)
  • Max Solivan (Filipino Newspaper Publisher)
  • Michael McAuley (Soviet Expert, London University)
  • Prince Andrew (British Royal Family)
  • Robert Dole (House Majority Leader, United States Senate)
Locations
  • Libya
  • United States
  • Tripoli, Libya (Tripoli)
  • Honduras
  • United Kingdom
  • Philippines
  • Russia
Contributors
  • Caspar Weinberger (United States Secretary of Defence)
  • George Bush (United States Vice President, Republican Party)
  • Geraldine Page (Actress)
  • Ronald Reagan (United States President, Republican Party)